welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the uk where the home secretary, suella braverman, is in the firing line over claims she asked civil servants about the possibility of a private speed awareness course, after she was caught driving too fast. downing street says the prime minister has had a conversation with his ethics adviser, sir laurie magnus. it s not yet clear whether an investigation will take place, but opposition parties are adamant one is needed. the home secretary was asked about the fine as she arrived at downing street in the past hour. are you going to resign, home secretary? did you break the ministerial code? earlier, she was quizzed over the matter while visiting a children s charity in london. did you ask civil servants last year to arrange a one on one driving awareness course when you were caught for awareness course when you were cau-ht for speedin- 7 awareness course when you were caught for awar
falling to civil servants, and elected officials to decide how northern ireland can balance his books and in a recent budget published by the government in london, there are cuts on the table. so it s really down to senior officials in the light of the packed department of health and the department of health and the department for education who are going to have to decide exactly where cuts are made. officials think that on the whole, northern ireland is going to have to find savings of about £800 million over the next financial year. so what they head of the northern ireland civil service is going to want to talk to politicians about is to get their take on this and if there is going to be a restoration of the devolved government, she would also want to know where politicians were planning on taking policies for the departments that are facing these financial pressures and many pundits and commentators certainly think that after the elections for the local councils which we
live from london, this is bbc news. the uk home secretary says she s confident nothing untoward happened in relation to a speeding fine she received last year. last summer, i was speeding, i regret that, i paid the fine and i took the points. russian mercenary group claimed its voters have ta ken russian mercenary group claimed its voters have taken control of bakhmut but president zelensky insists that is not the case. a belarusian journalist is pardoned after being arrested in 2021.
live from london, this is bbc news. the uk home secretary says she s confident nothing untoward happened in relation to a speeding fine she received last year. last summer, i was speeding, i regret that, i paid the fine and i took the points. russian mercenary group claimed its voters have ta ken russian mercenary group claimed its voters have taken control of bakhmut but president zelensky insists that is not the case. a belarusian journalist is pardoned after being arrested in 2021. hello, i m maryam moshiri,